זשאַבע-זיללאַ<p>"[O]ur ancestors understood time differently. From the weekly rhythm of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Shabbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shabbat</span></a> to the annual cycle of holidays, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> tradition teaches us to create sacred containers of time. But how could I, a 21st-century professional juggling multiple responsibilities, implement this ancient wisdom?</p><p>The answer came from an unexpected source – my grandmother's old mechanical kitchen timer, discovered while cleaning out my kitchen drawer. Its simple mechanism reminded me of a teaching I'd once heard about the <a href="https://babka.social/tags/BaalShemTov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaalShemTov</span></a>, the founder of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hasidism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hasidism</span></a>, who taught that every object contains divine sparks waiting to be elevated through <a href="https://babka.social/tags/mindful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mindful</span></a> use."</p><p><a href="https://aish.com/how-a-kitchen-timer-taught-me-the-power-of-jewish-mindfulness/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aish.com/how-a-kitchen-timer-t</span><span class="invisible">aught-me-the-power-of-jewish-mindfulness/</span></a></p>